Rankine is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

William Rankine William John Macquorn Rankine (; 5 July 1820 – 24 December 1872) was a Scottish mechanical engineer who also contributed to civil engineering, physics and mathematics. He was a founding contributor, with Rudolf Clausius and William Thomson ( ...

(1820–1872), Scottish engineer and physicist **

Rankine body The Rankine body discovered by Scottish physicist and engineer Macquorn Rankine, is a feature of naval architecture Naval architecture, or naval engineering, is an engineering discipline incorporating elements of mechanical, electrical, elect ...

an elliptical shape of significance in fluid dynamics, named for Rankine **

Rankine scale The Rankine scale () is an absolute scale of thermodynamic temperature named after the University of Glasgow engineer and physicist Macquorn Rankine, who proposed it in 1859. History Similar to the Kelvin scale, which was first proposed in 1848 ...

, an absolute-temperature scale related to the Fahrenheit scale, named for Rankine **

Rankine cycle The Rankine cycle is an idealized thermodynamic cycle describing the process by which certain heat engines, such as steam turbines or reciprocating steam engines, allow mechanical work to be extracted from a fluid as it moves between a heat sourc ...

, a thermodynamic heat-engine cycle, also named after Rankine **

Rankine Lecture The Rankine lecture is an annual lecture organised by the British Geotechnical Association named after William John Macquorn Rankine, an early contributor to the theory of soil mechanics. This should not be confused with the biennial BGA Géotec ...

, a lecture delivered annually by an expert in the field of geotechnics *

Alan Rankine Alan Rankine (17 May 1958 – 3 January 2023) was a Scottish musician and record producer best known as keyboardist and guitarist for rock band the Associates, which he co-founded with lead vocalist Billy Mackenzie in the late 1970s. Early l ...

(born 1958), Scottish rock musician *

Alexander Rankine Alexander Oliver Rankine (8 December 1881 – 20 January 1956) was a British physicist who worked on the viscosity of gases, molecular dynamics, optics, acoustics and geophysics. Career Rankine carried out government research during both World ...

(1881–1956), British physicist *

Andy Rankine Andrew Douglas Rankine (14 March 1895 – 13 September 1965) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside left in the Scottish League for Aberdeen and Cowdenbeath. Career statistics Honours Aberdeen * Fleming Charity Sh ...

(1895–1965), Scottish footballer * Camille Rankine, American poet *

Claudia Rankine Claudia Rankine (; born September 4, 1963) is an American poet, essayist, playwright and the editor of several anthologies. She is the author of five volumes of poetry, two plays and various essays. Her book of poetry, '' Citizen: An American L ...

(born 1963), American poet and playwright * Dean Rankine, Australian comics artist *

George Rankine Irwin George Rankin Irwin (February 26, 1907 – October 9, 1998) was an American scientist in the field of fracture mechanics and strength of materials. He was internationally known for his study of fracture of materials. Early life and education ...

, (1907–1998) American materials scientist * James Rankine (1828–1897), South Australian politician * Jennifer Rankine (born 1953), South Australian politician *

John Rankine John Rankine (born Douglas Rankine Mason; 26 September 1918 – 8 August 2013) was a British science fiction author, who wrote books as John Rankine and Douglas R. Mason. Rankine was born in Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales and first attended Ch ...

(1918–2013), British science fiction author * John Rankine (politician) (1801–1864), South Australian physician and politician * John Rankine (governor) (1907–1987), British colonial administrator *

Mark Rankine Simon Mark Rankine (born 30 September 1969) is an English former footballer, who played over 700 games in English football in a 19-year career. Club career Early career Rankine began his career as a schoolboy at Manchester United, but was not o ...

(born 1969), English footballer *

Michael Rankine Michael Lee Rankine (born 15 January 1985) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He played in the Football League for Scunthorpe United, AFC Bournemouth, Aldershot Town F.C., Aldershot Town and York City F.C., ...

(born 1985), English footballer * Scotty Rankine (1909–1995), Canadian Olympic athlete *

William Rankine Milligan, Lord Milligan William Rankine Milligan, Lord Milligan, (12 December 1898 – 28 July 1975) was a Scottish judge and Unionist politician. He served as Solicitor General for Scotland and Lord Advocate. Early life Milligan was educated at Sherborne School, ...

(1898–1975), Scottish judge and politician

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